Shloka 11
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
त्रायस्वेति निरीक्ष्यैनं सा तदा वाक्यमब्रवीत् । मा भैषीरिति स प्राह भयविप्लुतलोचनाम् ॥
trāyasv eti nirīkṣyainaṃ sā tadā vākyam abravīt / mā bhaiṣīr iti sa prāha bhayaviplutalocanām
彼女は彼を見て言った。「お救いください！」恐怖で瞳を震わせる彼女に、彼は「恐れるな」と答えた。
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FAQs
Dharma begins with vāṇī (speech): offering fearlessness (‘mā bhaiṣīḥ’) is itself a moral act, preceding physical intervention. It models the protector’s duty to stabilize the distressed.
Ākhyāna within Vaṃśānucarita mode—an instructive episode emphasizing righteous conduct.
Fearlessness (abhaya) is a hallmark of dharmic sovereignty; the exchange frames protection as restoring inner order before outer conflict is addressed.